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Stoke Central's Muslim voters warned they will go to hell if they do not vote Labour in anti-Ukip text

She said: "These are difficult by-elections, they are going to be quite tight.

"We are hopeful of winning both of them, but it’s really important that every Labour supporter comes out to vote" on Thursday.

The Shadow Home Secretary added: "And if we lost one or we lose both, the party will go forward – it has to go forward."

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Ms Abbott said the Labour leader would stay in place until 2020

Labour are currently trailing around 16 points behind the Tories in some polls, and Mr Corbyn continues to receive bad individual polling.

When she was asked whether he would see another leadership challenge in the event of losing the two seats, she said: "No, no."

"For people who’ve been opposed to Jeremy from the very beginning – I’m not one of them – I think we have to move forward."

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She said that the party has to "move forward"

"I’m confident Jeremy will lead us into 2020. The point about the polls is you’ve had nearly a year of a sustained campaign against Jeremy and the Labour party, both in the media and sadly a few of our MPs.

"I’m confident the polls will improve," she added.

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And Sadiq Khan said the issue was settled

London Mayor Sadiq Khan insisted today that Mr Corbyn's leadership was "settled" after he secured a comfortable re-election as leader last year.

He told ITV's Peston on Sunday: "If you're a Labour supporter, if you're a member of our party and our movement, my view is you're not part of a process party, you're not a commentator commentating on the current leader.

"Your job is to make sure when there are elections happening, whether council election, by-election or a general election, that Labour candidates win... That's one of the things I'm seeking to do in London, showing the difference a Labour administration can make."